May 8, 2020

Peanut butter crackers and TV dinners

We raced into the cold sterility and blinking-bright lights of the OR, bumping into the steel bedframe of the bed in our haste to deliver this baby as quick as possible. Soon the beep-beep of mom’s heartbeat on the anesthetist’s machine was countered by the low, slow bum-bum-bum on the ultrasound, sounds of a baby’s heart in distress. Our voices were quiet, but urgent. “FHT’s 80s, catheter in, prep done, Dr. Simon is on his way, right?” Hurry, hurry, hurry was the one constant running through our minds as the OR team quickly went about this business of preparing for […]

Day to Day Graces family life 4 min read
June 10, 2019

Chewed up, spit out, and stepped on

(This is a sampling of what will be in my devotional book for nurses due to be released in the near future.) Quick breakroom verse: “The next morning Jesus woke up very early. He left the house while it was still dark and went to a place where he could be alone…” For further study later: Luke 4:42, Mark 6:32, Matthew 14:13, Mark 8:13, Luke 5:3 Let’s face it. This is hard work, y’all. Yes, you will hear my Texas come out in this post. Somehow our over-the-top language is the only thing that does our exhaustion justice. I could’ve […]

Day to Day Graces nurse 2 min read

Jennifer Goolsby